What is the IPVanish SOCKS5 Proxy Server

Socket Secure (SOCKS) is an internet protocol, which uses a proxy server to exchange network packets between a client and server. When the data packets are routed through the SOCKS5 proxy server, their originating IP address is masked with an IPVanish shared IP address before it reaches its final destination. This makes your internet traffic anonymous. Our dedicated SOCKS5 proxy server supports web (HTTP) traffic and P2P BitTorrent clients, such as uTorrent, Vuze, and Deluge. Access to our SOCKS5 proxy server is restricted and secure, requiring each IPVanish user to provide their SOCKS5 proxy username and password from their IPVanish user control panel.

How does the IPVanish SOCKS5 proxy server help me?

IPVanish SOCKS5 proxy server is flexible and compatible with different types of internet traffic, including, web traffic (HTTP) and BitTorrent traffic (BT). Users who don’t prefer advanced security and the inherent decrease in download speed due to encryption, but need the privacy and flexibility to mask their IP addresses and maximize their connection speed, will prefer our SOCKS5 proxy. Users of popular BT clients like uTorrent, Vuze and Deluge use the IPVanish SOCKS5 proxy to enable a fast connection, unlimited peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic and access from any location. You can setup the IPVanish SOCKS5 proxy in these applications to enjoy maximum connection speed and privacy.